Enoughhadnowbeensaid: thelady'smortificationwasextreme; and, assheended, Ricciardobethoughthimthat, ifhesufferedher, thusdeluded, todepart,, ,takingherinhisarms, andclippinghersoclosethatshecouldnotgetloose, hesaid:—"Sweetmysoul, benotwroth: thatwhich, whileartlesslyIloved, Imightnothave, Lovehastaughtmetocompassbyguile: knowthatIamthyRicciardo."
Atthesewordsandthevoice, whichsherecognized,Catellastarted, andwouldhavesprungoutofthebed; whichbeingimpossible, sheessayedacry; butRicciardolaidahanduponhermouth, andclosedit,saying:—"Madam, thatwhichisdonecanneverbeundone, thoughyoushouldcryoutfortherestofyourdays, andshouldyouinsuchoranyotherwisepublishthismattertoany, (andthisisapointwhichtouchesyouverynearly) yourhonourandfairfamewillbeblasted;for, howeveryoumaysaythatIluredyouhitherbyguile, Ishalldenyit, andaffirm, onthecontrary, thatIinducedyoutocomehitherbypromisesofmoneyandgifts, andthat 'tisbutbecauseyouarevexedthatwhatIgaveyoudidnotaltogethercomeuptoyourexpectations, thatyoumakesuchacryandclamour;andyouknowthatfolkaremorepronetobelieveevilthangood, , andtheeventwereasliketobethatIkilledhimasthathekilledme: whichifIdid, , heartofmybody, , norwillyoubethelasttobebeguiled; norhaveIbeguiledyoutorobyouofaught, butforexcessoflovethatIbear, andshalleverbear, you, , andwhatIhaveandcanandamworth, areyours, , andIdoubtnot 'twillbeequallymanifestinthis."
Ricciardo'sadmonitionswerereceivedbyCatellawithmanyabittertear; butthoughshewasverywrothandverysadatheart, yetRicciardo'struewordssofarcommandedtheassentofherreason,thatsheacknowledgedthat ':-"Ricciardo, IknownothowGodwillgrantmepatiencetobearthevillainyandknaverywhichthouhastpractiseduponme; andthoughinthisplace, towhichsimplicityandexcessofjealousyguidedmysteps, Iraisenocry, restassuredthatIshallneverbehappy, , letmego: thouhasthadthydesireofme, andhasttormentedmetothyheart'scontent: 'tistimetoreleaseme; letmego, Ipraythee."ButRicciardo, seeingthatshewasstillmuchruffledinspirit, wasresolvednottolethergo, ; andbydintofmostdulcetphrasesandentreatiesandadjurationshedidatlastprevailwithhertogivehimherpardon; nay, byjointconsent, , findingherlover'skissessmackmuchbetterthanthoseofherhusband, convertedherasperityintosweetness, andfromthatdayforthcherishedamosttenderloveforRicciardo; whereof,usingallcircumspection, .
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